Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-17
Washington News and Gossip.


THE SUPPLEMENT- OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains an account OF st. Paul's Chapel Base
Ball News, The Story OF the Railway Murder, The
End OF an Interesting Real Estate Suit, Transfers
OF Real Estate, Report Of Jacob Sharp's Trial. an
Indiana Sensation, The American Derby, Story
OF Runaway Locomotive, and Telegraphic News
The advertisements are classified as follows: Auc-
tion Sales Educational Proposals, Summer Resorts,
Ladies' Goods Family Supplies. Pianos and Organs,
Hotels, The Trades, Railroads, Potomac River
Boats, ocean Steamers, H0uSefurnishlngs, Books,
Wood and Coal sewing Machines, Financial Dent
istry, Medical, Undertakers.
THE SEED ASSOCIATION SuRPR1sED.-Commis-
sioner Colnlan, OF the Agricultural Department,
has received from the offcers Of the American
Seed Association now in session at Philadelphia,
copy OF a telegram sent by them to the New York
quested to publish, asserted that the association
was utterly surprised at the attack upon Commits
sioner Colman, and denied that that association
had In any manner censured that Official.
THE EXAMINATION of the s, 600 and s., 400 clerks
at the Quartermaster-G Generals once viii take
place tomorrow morning at o'clock, at the rooms
OF the City Hail. and the 81 200 and 81 600 classes
Will be examined next Wednesday. There will be
OF four 81 200 clerks and four cOpyists
IHo6E WHO LEAVE THk C1TY curing the sum.
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length Of time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid In advance.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Brown and COckrell, Representatives
Bount Crisp, Clements, and Stewart, of Georgia;
Hatch. FELTON,, and McCreary, Col. Switzler and
friends, Gen. Ordway, Benz. P. Palmer and II. C.
Borstel, of Boston.
ARMY LEAvEs-First Lieut.. John r. Williams,
Sd artillery, has been granted fifteen days exten-
sion OF leave. First Lieut.. Wm C. Borden, assist
ant surgeon, granted one months leave. Major
!. r. gregory, corps OF engineers, granted fifteen
days leave.
DISCHARGES AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE.-Four bOOkblnders and several ladies en-
ployed in the folding room at the Government
Printing Onice were discharged yesterday. 1t Is
reported that another discharge will be made to-
day.
PERsoNAL-Representatlv FELTON, and Nc
Creary, ex-senator Mcdonald, 8. s. Mcclure of
New York, and E. A. Barclay of Chicago, are at
the Riggs.-Mr. j. B. Mcdonnell, the book-keeper
OF the House of Representatives who has been on
on vacation, has returned.-E. C. Bliss and
Doubleday Of Cleveland, are at the Ariington.-
Dr: I. r. L. Gould OF the washington High
school has been appointed lecturer on compare
tive social statistics at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity.-H. X. Thurber Of New York, C. G. St.
John and j. G. Everest Of Chicago, and T. E. Bond
OF Boston, are at Willards.
Society Notes.
Minister and Mrs. de Reuterskiold gave a dinner
last evening to the visiting French admiral
Lvinges, OF the French navy The other o1lests
were Secretary and Mrs. whitney. Mrs. Bonanarre'
Baron d'ItaJuba, the French minister, and Henri
Garnault aide de camp lieutenant to the admiral
Minister Roustan gave gentlemens dinner to
the admiral on Tuesday evening, and on Wednes-
0ay took him to visit the President in a
afternoon to visit the various points of interest
about and in the city. To-day the admiral leaves
the city to visit Canada
Mrs. Whitney held a gay levee at Grasslands on
wednesday afternoon from 5 to :. Mrs John Davis
drove out with Mrs. RObeson, and shared with the
hostess the honors Of the day. Others present
and Baroness Rosen, Baron Fon Zedtwitz the Ger.
man minister, Mr.. Janisch, the Misses Colwell and
others.
Mrs. John Davis goes to Lenox on Tuesday.
Miss Edith Card is visiting friends at Relay
Mrs. $. N. Bryan and her children have gone to
their summer farm house, near Brooks
Mrs. Pinson, Miss Pauline Acklin and Miss Duke
will 60 to Fauquier White Sulphur Springs early
next week.
Senator Henderson is in the city, stopping at
the Arlington, and has taken an apartment for
himself ana Mrs. Henderson at the Portland.
Before Mrs. Palmer left New York she concluded
not to come to this city, but to go direct to Detroit
which she did. Mrs. Palmer has quite recovered
her health during her years sOJourn in Europe and
will return here In the autumn.
Senator Cameron was in the city for few days
the early part OF the week.
Dr. James G. yelling leaves Washington to-day
for Hartford, and after resting there a few weeks
win proceed to England unless prevented by con-
ficttng engagements.
Mrs. Cabell Is at Norwood, Nelson Co., Va.
The Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero called
upon the President to-day, who saw them In the
blue parlOr. They had with them Miss JaureZ
the daughter OF the Mexican president, who has
the guest OF Mrs. Romero Two young gentlemen
from Mexico were also Of the party. The visitors
passed from the blue parlOr to the east room and
looked on While the President received the people
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